musharraf of the country of pakistan. [applause] congresswoman harman, mr. hathaway and ladies and gentlemen it is indeed my proud privilege to have been given this opportunity of talking to you and i'm extremely grateful to the woodrow wilson center for affording this opportunity. i intend talking to you for about a maximum of a half an hour and then that will set the stage for i hope a lively session. i will speak basically on pakistan on the region. i call the subject pakistan, a reality check. i will highlight significant issues in pakistan and the region. as i said to set the stage for a lively session. ladies and gentlemen pakistan today finds itself and the eye of the terrorism storm and an environment on overseas contradictions, mutual suspicion prevails which is extremely detrimental and weakens our joint efforts of global war on terror. the situation demands clear understanding of reality in south asia. also may i say developing egg unity of action among all the players fighting the war on